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PACKAGE TIE. APPLICATION FlLE'D JULY I, 1,914.

1,167,227. Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

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` COLUMBIA PLANDORAPH Co..wAsHlOTON D c DAIIID WILLIAM SQUIRE, OF WHITEPLAINS, YORK.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Liemeer.

To all wlw/nt tf1/my concern Be it known that I, DAVID IV. SQUiRE, a

citizen of the United States, residing atlVhite Plains, in the county ofWestchester and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in7 Package-Ties, of which the following is aspecification. Y

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices forquickly tying cord upon packages, bundles or the like and has for itsprimary object to provide a simple and inexpensive device of thischaracter that will obviate the tying of knots in cord to securepackages or bundles or the like and: enable a reliable and expeditioustying action.

Another object of importance is to provide a package tie of thecharacter described that may be formed of a single piece of preferablyspring wire and is to have secured thereto permanently one end ofa cordwhile the other end of the cord is to be quickly and reliably secured tothe device.

Another and more specific object of my device is to provide atie that isso constructed as to enable a reliable and expeditious tying and untyingof packages, bundles and the like, said device being formed of a singleVpiece of metal having an eye formed at one end and being bent toprovide a clasp at the other end in which the cord is to be secured.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the followingspecification and then more particularly pointed out as claimed.

With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred.embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughoutthe severalviews of which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts, Figure l is a detail perspecf' tive view of myimproved device showing it in operative position upon a package, Fig. 2is a top plan view showing the cord in dotted lines in secured position,Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

Referring to the, drawings by characters of reference the lnumeral ldesignates a straight shank portion and 2 an eye formed on one end ofthe shank portion. v

My improved device is formed of ay single 3 as an entirety that extendsat right angles Specification of Letters Patent.

Application aieazruiy 1, 1914.. "seria1'1va's4a44a- Patented Jan; a,issie.

to the shank l and is disposed at the end of the shank farthest removedfrom `the eye 2. The clamp 3 is formed by bending lthe ma- Vterial 'tothe inner end of the shank l at right angles to provide an ar'm4 'andthen extending the material from the vouterend of the 'arm 4 to'providea Ueshaped portionA 5.' The arms of the U-shaped portion 5 are disposedparallel with the arm 4 for a distance equivalent to approximatelyone-half their length and then disposed outwardly in a divergent planeas at 6 so as to provide suliicient space between the U-shaped portion 5and the arm 4 to receive the cord. From the side of the U-shaped portion5 opposite to'that which is adjacent to the arm i 4 the material is bentto form aninwardly extending arm Z that is disposed in the same planewith the arm 4 and coiled a number of times as at 8 at its free endabout the intermediate portion of the shank l. It will thus be seen thatthe U-shaped portion 5 in being slightly ydiverged adjacent its innerend with relation to the arms 4 and 7 and formed of spring wire willprovide for a reliable clamping of the tie cord.

A cord 9 is secured as at l0 to the eye 2 at one end and is designedtobe passed about vthe package, bundle or the like a number of times andclampedby the clamp 3 as shown in Fig. l.

In operation the device is held yflat upon f the package or bundle to besecured and the cord 9 wrapped 'once about the bundle brought under theclamp 3 and'then around the package in the opposite direction so that aportion of the cord adjacent the free end may be fitted betweentheU-shaped portion 5 and arms 4 and 7. After the cord has been fitted asdescribed theend is pulled so as to cause the cord to tightly engage thepackage.

The clampingaction provided by the cla-mp 3 will securely hold'the cordin place, and to untie the device it is only necessary to pull the cordfrom between the U-shaped portion 5 and the arms 4 and 7.

Vith referencel to the foregoing descrip'-V tion Aand accompanyingdrawings it will be readily seen that I havejprovided a simple,inexpensiveand highly useful devicev that may be readily put intooperation so as to provide for a secure tyingy of packages,I

bundles and the like, prevent` waste of cord and save time in tying anduntying.

Inpractice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated inthe drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferredembodiment, is the most ef1- cient and practical; yet realizing that theconditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarilyvary, l desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes indetails of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may beresorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages ofmy invention, as Set forth.

What is claimed is A package tie formed of a single piece of metalcomprising a shank, one end loop Copies of this forming a cord receivingeye, a downwardly l5 the lower extremity of said arm its free end bentupwardly and around said shank said Ushaped member acting as a spring,when a tying element is forced down between the arms and the U-shapedmember.

l In testimony whereof l aiiiX my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

DAVD VVLLIAM SQUIRE. Witnesses:

FRANK C. SHAND, MARTIN H. S'rnvENsoN.

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Washington, D. C.

